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“a dream OF FAIR WOMEN.” 

HO W IT CAN BE REALIZED. 

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How lovely she look’d in the lovely moonlight, 

That streamed thro’ the pane from the blue balmy night! 

How lovely she look’d in her own lovely youth! 

— Lucile. 

There is no true woman but desires to unite in her ap¬ 
pearance. costume and complexion a harmony of health, 
beauty and grace. To those that seek to join purity of 
the body with that of the mind and soul, this little book¬ 
let has a mission. It tells in concise plain language the 
secret of acquiring good looks, a clear complexion and, 
through these means, content of body and mind. In an 
unpretentious manner are here given directions emanating 
from the most distinguished physicians for the preserva¬ 
tion of health and beauty, and the valuable information 
here given has been procured by the expenditure of much 
time and money. No one can systematically and faith¬ 
fully follow the teachings of this little guide without be¬ 
ing benefited to many times its cost, and if you will con¬ 
sult your favorite physician he will substantiate this state¬ 
ment. 

From the time of Eve it is probable that women have 
taken pains to improve their beauty, and chemistry, from 
the secret volumes of the priests, called on its various 
combinations to aid her in her work. The celebrated 
Cleopatra is on record as the author of a papyrus roll on 
the way to become beautiful in which she gave to her 
sisters the recipes that contributed to her witching beauty, 





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A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN. 


and a recipe for hair dye is given in the oldest papyrus 
extant. In the ancient dwellings of Pompeii have been 
found jars of perfumes and cosmetics, and even elaborate 
rules for dieting, and gymnastic exercises were preserved. 
The old Greeks and Persians showed no deviation from 
this racial law that woman was born to be well and 
beautiful, and that it was obligatory upon her to preserve 
and add to her charms. From all civilized peoples, all 
along many generations, running back to the dawn of 
time, comes to us numberless recipes for making bright 
eyes and soft and white hands, for treating the hair and for 
clearing the complexion. To our modern ladies some of 
these would appear strange, some disgusting, and some 
excellent. It is only within the last generation however 
that true scientific intelligence has been brought into 
service to develop the charms of woman on the true basis 
of proper obedience to hygienic laws in the care of the 
person and in cuifvating artistic taste in dress. The 
timeworn recipes and instructions of the past were gen¬ 
erally for the hiding of personal defects and blemishes, 
and were inartistic, crude, and, above everything else, 
unscientific. The old women were daubed and painted 
hags, the young women would seem to us in the electric 
light of now-a-days as hideous as they conceived them¬ 
selves beautiful. To-day the thoughtful woman calls on 
hygiene, exercise and science to remove the blemishes 
that were formerly at best only concealed. In conse¬ 
quence thereof the woman of to-day is much better pre¬ 
served in all respects than were the women of equal age 
in the bygone centuries. “ In fact, we do not see many 
old women now-a-days ; and when we do find a really 
aged dame, she is likely to be so charming as to make us 
forget that the fire of youth does not burn as brightly in 


HOW IT CAN BE REALIZED. 3 

her eyes or the bloom of the rose glow as brilliantly in 
her cheeks as they did half a century ago.” 

The Bath. 


MY VERY DEAR LADY 

The one who would have a skin of milken whiteness 
must work for it. She must make resolutions and not 
keep them for a month or six weeks, but forever, and she 
must take as much care of her mind and her body as of 
her broad brow, her round chin and her softly-molded 
cheeks. First of all she must exercise ; secondly, be 
clean; third, watch vigilantly over her food, so as not to 
destroy all the good effects of the first and second, and 
fourthly, keep to all her ideas. Bathing must be her 
principal object in life, unless she is a Turkish bath advo¬ 
cate ; but Turkish bath advocates are r *eldom in need of 
advice for bad complexions. And now comes in a diffi¬ 
cult subject. Some high authorities insist that a daily 
bath is essential to preserving health and beauty. Our 
experience is that no fixed rule can be made. Daily full 
baths are depleting and injurious to some constitutions, 
but a hot footbath taken daily before retiring cannot pos¬ 
sibly injure any person in only moderate health, while 
salt baths are, even to delicate and weakly women and 
girls, both cleansing and soothing. Every one can and 
should, yes, must, take a hot bath three times a week. 
Then, with a rapid cold sponge bath every night or every 
morning, the demands of perfect cleanliness are met. 
Buy a pair of crash mittens, and with these, a basin full 
of luke-warm water and a big cake of some good plain 
soap, or a little almond or oatmeal, rub your entire body 
briskly and quickly immediately upon getting out of bed. 





4 


A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN. 


That is one way of taking a sponge bath; another is 
standing ankle deep in water and letting the sponge and 
shower bath renew your life and youth with their refresh¬ 
ing showers. 

In extremely hot weather ;t is well to become fully a 
worshiper of one’s skin, and give to it all the care you 
can bestow. Comfort demands it, health asks for it, and 
your poor wornout, perhaps sleepless, nerves must have 
it. Perspiration at this time is absolutely necessary to 
health and even life, but oh! how irritating it is! To 
prevent this irritation a small amount of borax, saleratus, 
baking soda or ammonia should’be put into the water of 
your bath. This will relieve the acrid acid thrown off 
in the perspiration and greatly benefit the skin. A high 
authority says : “ The use of rye flour, arrow-root pow¬ 

der and other substances of the same class in the baby’s 
toilet is designed chiefly to absorb perspiration and pleas¬ 
antly cover the irritated skin, and it is to be regretted 
that this exquisite care usually ends with the nursery age, 
the fact being lost sight of that when a person is grown 
there is an even greater need for a thorough cleansing of 
the body every night and morning, especially in warm 
weather. If the skin is kept in good order, so that it 
reacts freely after washing and vigorous rubbing, it is not 
only a delight, but also the best of safeguards against 
sickness. There is no especial reason why cold water 
should be used in bathing if warm water is more agree¬ 
able ; and, indeed, in summer a sponging with hot water 
is decidedly cooling. Cold_ water is more bracing and 
keeps the muscles firmer; but an alternation of hot and 
cold water affords a perfect treatment for the face, and 
why not for the entire body ? When one has been ex¬ 
posed to extreme heat, cold water poured upon the wrists 


HOW IT CAN HE REALIZED. 


5 


will cool the body very quickly and is much safer than a 
cold application to the over-heated and swimming head. 
When the energies have been prostrated by heat, spong¬ 
ing the wrists and ankles with hot water is very refresh¬ 
ing and will restore the strength more quickly even than 
a cold laving. For fatigue of any kind, whether caused 
by overwork or by enervating weather, the best invigora- 
tor is hot water used to bathe the face, particularly across 
the eyes, until that restful response comes that is such a 
comfort to the tired head. A hot foot-bath containing 
plenty of saleratus is also a good stimulant of flagging 
energies; and when the feet are very weary and must 
still be used, changing the shoes will always bring relief. 
The second pair will be certain to press the swollen feet 
in a different manner from the first, and comparative ease 
may thus be gained from the exchange.” 

Another author says : “ The care of the feet is now 
deemed as essential as that of the complexion or the fin¬ 
ger-tips, and it is claimed that much discomfort suffered 
by people with sensitive feet can be done away with by 
proper treatment. Swollen feet, which doctors regard as 
a sign of weak health, should be bathed at night in hot 
water with a few spoonfuls of salt dissolved therein. 
After bathing, the feet should be vigorously rubbed with 
a rough friction towel. To prevent taking cold after the 
feet have been wet for any length of time a quick cold 
bath should be used, followed by a thorough alcohol rub. 
This, with warm, dry stockings and woolen slippers, is an 
almost sure preventive of the usual disastrous results. 
Nothing is so restful after a tiresome day on one’s feet as 
a tepid foot bath and a change of footgear. The use of 
violet water or cologne imparts a delightful freshness to 
the water, is strengthening to the skin and is really far 


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A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN. 


too wholesome and invigorating to longer be regarded as 
a mere luxury.” 

Clean clothes are also very necessary, and the dainty 
maid who turns up her nose in disdain at the very audac¬ 
ity of such an imputation, need not be so “ proud and 
’aughty”; some of the most fastidious of women, who 
change their delicate lacey lingerie when soiled by the 
slightest dust of the street, will wear the same silken un¬ 
derskirt for a week. The clothes which are directly next 
to the skin should be changed oftener than the others, 
and every time a bath is taken is not too often for the 
\woman who really wishes to be dainty. Never pour 
scent on your garments. Liquid perfumes have just two 
uses. One is to soften and sweeten the water in which 
one washes and the other is to rub aching muscles. The 
invigorating effect of the alcohol and the soothing effect 
of the odor are excellent medicinally. But if used to 
perfume clothing the effect is bad. for the flower odor 
soon evaporates, and there clings to the wool or linen 
only the fragrance of alcohol combined with “ stuffy ” 
house and street-car odors. 

BALMS AND LOTIONS. 

As to the balms and lotions which every woman loves 
in her bath, I would say almond meal, with shaved soap, 
done up in a little cheese-cloth bag and tossed into the 
tub, is as good as strawberries or milk of roses, while 
some women think refined ammonia put into the bath 
water softens it wonderfully. Tincture of benzoin is 
very cheap, and, after bathing the face with hot water at 
night and adding three or four drops of this to the sec¬ 
ond water, it will tighten the skin, tending to make it 
white and soft. For different skins, different things have 




HOW IT CAN BE REALIZED. 


7 


to be used, but should always be used with discretion 
and judgment. Glycerine, to some skins, is very irritat¬ 
ing, while cold cream to others is very bad, making the 
skin coarse and heavy, and again, even almond meal is 
not good for some skins. Whatever one uses should be 
put on sparingly, with no undue plastering or rubbing, 
and left on during the night, to be washed off in the 
morning with warm water and soap, A mixture of half 
glycerine and half rose water is considered by many very 
beneficial. Cold cream is good, and powdered sulphur, 
made into a paste with lemon juice, tends to whiten the 
skin and soothe any fever. 

FACE WASHING. 

The special fascination of an actress who has by birth¬ 
right a pretty face is said to be that she “ looks so well- 
washed and clean, just like a child out of a bath.” Now, 
this is worthy of note, for a celebrated old beauty, whose 
complexion at 60 was fresher than thac of our women at 
30, said that the secret of her preservation was a clean 
face, and this was her method. First, she never used 
wash-rag or towel on her face, but washed it with her 
hands, rinsing it off with a soft sponge. She used clear 
water in the morning, but white Castile soap or very 
warm water at night, and, after drying it on a soft towel, 
she would take a flesh-brush and rub her cheeks, chin 
and forehead. Secondly, if she was going to be up late 
at night, she always slept as many hours in the day as 
she expected to be awake beyond her usual time. She 
insisted that soft water and sound sleep keep off wrinkles 
and spots, and girls should give more attention to this 
than they do, for 

With the coming of the crows’ feet 
Is the going of the beaux’ feet. 



8 


A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN. 


The Complexion. 


If every woman was as sensible as Maude C. Murray 
who gives this invaluable advice in that indispensable 
journal for the home and toilet, “ The Delineator,” pub¬ 
lished by the Butterick Publishing Co., little would need 
be said to them. We can only say her advice is as good 
as can be given. Follow it. “ If the complexion has any 
imperfections, they must be removed, not hidden. The 
girl must first be taught how to bathe her face. Having 
filled a bowl with water as hot as her hands can endure 
she must dip into it a flannel cloth that has been soaped 
until a thick lather is produced, and must rub this over 
her face gently but thoroughly. She must then wash the 
soap off with both hands, rinse with cooler water, wipe 
with a soft towel (a harsh one would injure the skin), 
and rub briskly with the palms of the hands to quicken the 
circulation. About three times a week she must cover 
her face thickly with some good oil, or, what is better, a 
lanoline ointment, and, having let the application stand 
for five or ten minutes, must scrape it off with a blunt, 
smooth blade, such as an ivory paper-knife. She will be 
surprised to see how much soiled the oil will be, and she 
will wonder where so much defilement could have been 
concealed upon her face, which she previously believed 
to be perfectly clean. Then, taking some of the oil on 
the tips of her fingers, she must massage her face care¬ 
fully, beginning upon the forehead close to the roots of 
the hair. She must first stretch the skin out in smooth, 
straight lines, and then go over the entire surface again, 
pinching the flesh gently but firmly, especially about the j 
eyes and mouth, and at any other point where wrinkles 
are found or are likely to appear. Beginning at the fore- 




HOW IT CAN BE REALIZED. 


9 


head again, she must press firmly upon every inch of the 
skin ; and lastly, she must slap the flesh smartly, but not 
vigorously enough to bruise it. Then, having filled a 
bowl with hot water to which a few drops of tincture of 
benzoin have been added, she must carefully wash her 
face and neck. She will be delighted with the clear pink 
skin which will thus be produced. 

These directions must be followed patiently and per- 
severingly if good results are to be attained. As a rule, 
women will stop at nothing which they think will im¬ 
prove their appearance, but patience and perseverance 
are two most important factors that are not always 
brought to bear. Many a woman will massage her face 
and neck for two or three nights, and on the third or 
fourth will climb into bed saying, “ Oh, dear! I am too 
tired for all that trouble to-night; missing once won’t 
matter anyway.” But in this as in all other undertakings 
that require repeated and regular effort, success can only 
be achieved by perseverance, and the mother must early 
instil this jcardinal principle into her daughter’s mind, 
that her instructions may be followed with adequate re¬ 
sults. 

The faces of many young girls are disfigured with 
pimples and blackheads, both of which are sometimes 
very stubborn, resisting treatment for a long time. If 
the skin is kept perfectly clean and healthy, it will most 
probably be fine and smooth, but if pimples make their 
appearance in spite of strict cleanliness, some special 
remedy must be applied. An almost infallible cure for 
a pimply skin is composed of the following ingredients : 


Benzoated lard. 1 ounce. 

Sweet almond oil.M ounce. 


Perfume with oil of rose. 

Just before retiring wash the face thoroughly^with hot 




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A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN, 


water and soap, and then rub the ointment gently into 
the skin and leave it until morning. Blackheads can 
generally be removed by steaming the face, and after¬ 
ward rubbing it with a cloth wet in alcohol. A simple 
powder made of corn-starch or rice flour will do no harm 
if it is washed off at night.” 

One of the most fruitful causes of wrinkles is straining 
the eyes. Sudden transitions from darkness to light or 
vice versa, make the eyes shrink and produce wrinkles. 
Reading by dim light, overworking the eyes and wearine 
cross-barred and dotted veils help on the wrinkle-pro¬ 
ducing work. 

One of the best cosmetics is comfortable dressing. An 
eminent physician says : “ Comfortable dressing is a posi¬ 
tive foe to wrinkles, pale cheeks and dull eyes.” Loose 
shoes, easy-fitting corsets, light-weight clothing and 
especially warm clothing are positive beautifiers. One 
of the most agreeable mixtures for chapped hands and 
faces is composed of one ounce of glycerine, one ounce 
of rose-water and twenty drops of benzoin. After the 
skin has been washed, but before it has been dried, the 
mixture should be rubbed in. The sub-nitrate of bismuth, 
known to the druggist as “bismuth,” is a perfect preven¬ 
tive of sunburn. Rub well into the hands, neck and 
face with a soft cloth or chamois, just before you start on 
your “ outing ” expedition. It is inexpensive, a dime’s 
worth will last a whole summer. For curing sunburn, 
chapped hands and faces, etc., nothing is better than the 
Ristori Pearl Drops. 

Freckles are caused by the effect of rays of the sun 
passing through the thin transparent outer skin and act¬ 
ing chemically on the iron contained in the inner skin. 
To prevent this action the skin must be treated so as to 


HOW IT CAN BE REALIZED. 


I 


prevent the passing of the rays of light. A good pre¬ 
vention is the frequent application of a lotion made of 
two ounces of glycerine, one ounce each of cologne, borax 
and alcohol, and ten ounces of camphor water. After 
freckles are formed the best thing to use to obliterate 
them is Ristori Pearl Drops. 

The Hair. 

Give, my dear madam, particular attention to the hair, 
for a fine head of hair has ever been an essential ele¬ 
ment of beauty in woman. Says St. Paul, “ If a woman 
have long hair, it is a glory to her,” and every generation 
down the long line of ages has repeated this sentiment. 
Nothing surely makes woman more attractive than lovely 
tresses and luxuriant glossy locks. Let us tell you how 
to aid in securing these and how to preserve their beauty. 
Brush the hair and scalp daily. Be careful, please, how 
you do this. Don’t be violent. Use a harsh and a soft 
brush. With the first cleanse the scalp of dandruff, dirt 
and dust; with the second smooth and carefully polish the 
shafts of hair and lay them evenly in their places. A 
cautious writer has well said, “You cannot brush the 
scalp too much or the hair too little.” The harsher brush 
gives friction, which takes the place of a bath, and 
enough should be given to bring a red glow to the sur¬ 
face. This gives quicker circulation and an invigorated 
growth. A scalp with a scanty growth may frequently, 
by steady daily treatment of the stiffer brush, take on a 
new and a more vigorous growth. This, in connec¬ 
tion with the use of the Infallible Hair Restorer, 
will bring a good head of luxuriant hair if only 
patience and persistence are cultivated. Avoid fine¬ 
toothed combs; they tear off the outer skin ot the scalp 




12 


A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN. 


and leave the irritated flesh exposed which often be¬ 
comes inflamed and diseased, producing tetter and kin¬ 
dred affections. If possible take the morning to brush 
the hair. Neither the brain nor stomach are then draw¬ 
ing the blood to their service, and it can unrestrainedly 
rush to its serviceable mission on the scalp. At night, 
before retiring, is the next best time. To build up a 
scanty crop of hair the scalp needs an increase of blood, 
which we seek to procure for the depleted papillae by the 
friction and tonic. 

The authority quoted before says: “ The head should 
be washed at least twice a month with some good, un¬ 
scented soap, and if the hair is weak and falls out, a 
little salt should be added to the water, as this will stimu¬ 
late the scalp and strengthen the roots of the hair. A 
little bay-rum may be placed in the rinsing water; and, 
after the hair has been wiped as dry as possible, the 
owner should sit in warm sunshine or near a glowing 
fire until her tresses are thoroughly dry. If the hair is 
blonde the latter mode of drying is to be preferred, as 
the sun will bleach the natural hue. Even dark hair will 
take on a pretty color if always dried in the sun, especially 
if it is of that peculiar brown tint that shows a glint of 
red, in which case it will attain almost the beauty of a 
Titian-red shade.” 

Truly healthy hair needs but the treatment we have 
indicated to show itself to the best advantage and bring 
out sharply and beautifully its original color.* We 
should say that a healthy scalp can be kept beautifully 
clean by washing it twice a week with warm soft water 
with a small amount of borAx dissolved in it. 

*The publishers will send instructions for treating diseased con¬ 
ditions of the hair or scalp on receipt of one dollar. 



HOW IT CAN BE REALIZED. 


13 


J\ f ecfo, Hands and Feet. 

The fashionable girl is no longer satisfied with a pretty 
face and figure. The possession of these features is all 
very well in its way, but they do not begin to satisfy her 
artistic soul. She has studied about the curves in the 
shoulders, the lines of the neck, the aristocratic hand and 
the “ Trilby foot,” and she will have all of these or perish 
in the gcitempt, and unless a girl is actually disfigured 
they can all be gained by the proper kind of cultivation. 
Many girls who possess really beautiful faces have necks 
and throats that only show to good advantage in the 
highest and thickest of stock collars. To adapt such a 
neck to the merciless revelations of a decollete gown 
satisfactorily necessitates careful use of any or all the fol¬ 
lowing methods. The latest system for developing the 
muscles of the throat is vocal culture. Many girls who 
have no voices whatever take singing lessons merely to 
make a low-necked evening bodice possible for them. 

A massage of cocoa butter is an excellent thing to 
bring flesh and to render the skin fine and smooth. 
Exercising the arms in the following way is also recom¬ 
mended : Push the arms straight out four times; then 
sharply up in the air a few times ; then to the side and 
afterwards as far back as possible. Do this twice a day 
for fifteen minutes, all the while keeping the head erect 
and the shoulders thrown back. To massage the hands 
with sweet oil or glycerine will keep them flexible, espe¬ 
cially if one has housework to do, and will prevent the 
joints from growing large and wrinkles from forming. 

Any woman who is willing to take the time and who 
has the patience, can give herself facial massage. Seat 
yourself before a mirror where you can plainly see where 




14 


A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN. 


the lines are most distinct in your face and just where 
the relaxed muscles of the throat have caused the flabbi¬ 
ness so much dreaded. Apply a little of the massage 
ointment to the skin and smooth the lines just as you 
would the creases out of a bit of ribbon by pressing 
firmly, but gently, in a movement the reverse of the line. 
After the skin has absorbed the ointment pinch it gently 
with the thumb and forefinger. Be careful not to be too 
heroic at first or you may bruise the flesh. Fiv£ J minutes 
twice a day for three months of this treatment, which 
costs nothing, will really produce marvelous results. 

The careful daily manicuring of the finger-nails and 
the pinching of the finger-tips softly while fresh from the 
bath will tend to keep the finger tapering and to prevent 
the square, stubby look so often noticed in old hands. 
In an effort to keep the hands at least fair and shapely, 
the kind and size of gloves worn should come in for a 
share of consideration. It is not generally known that 
tight gloves cramp and disfigure the hand quite as much 
in their way as small shoes do the feet. By a long course 
of tight gloves the joints of a delicate, sensitive hand can 
be enlarged and the curves at the side entirely lost. Rub¬ 
ber gloves for dishwashing and old kid gloves for dusting 
are an inestimable boon for housekeepers, for nothing so 
ruins the skin as coarse soaps and dust. 

Maude C. Murray in the Delineator of August, 1894, 
gives advice for the daughters which can be followed with 
advantage by mothers also. She says : “ The daughter 
must be taught to give her hands their full share of atten¬ 
tion. She cannot alter their size or shape, but she can 
and must keep them scrupulously clean and her nails in 
perfect order. Perhaps the best method of cleansing the 
hands consist in soaking them for five minutes in a bowl 


HOW IT CAN BE REALIZED. 15 

of hot water containing a little borax and corn-meal, rub¬ 
bing them until they are perfectly clean, rinsing with tepid 
water, and wetting the skin with lemon juice. After the 
hands are dried go carefully round each nail with the 
manicure instrument provided for the purpose, pushing 
the skin back at the base until the little white half-moon 
appears. The wise woman never scrapes or files her nails, 
as either process would thicken them ; and she knows 
that a too frequent use of nail powder would make them 
brittle. She trims them to a pretty oval shape, which 
now has the approval of the most fastidious gentlewomen. 
If the veins of the hand are prominent, they may be re¬ 
duced by wetting them every day with witch-hazel; and 
wrists that are inclined to be bony and angular may be 
made plump by holding them in a bowl of warm olive- 
oil for ten or fifteen minutes every night. There are 
many recipes for softening and whitening the hands, but 
the judicious mother only recommends the simplest and 
most desirable. Equal parts of lemon juice and almond 
oil make about the best lotion known for this purpose.” 

EXERCISE AND DIET. 

A writer who evidently knows how to give good advice 
says : “ Very often redness of the skin is entirely due to 
improper circulation, and in this case, of course, the 
trouble can only be remedied by a proper course of exer¬ 
cise. Tennis, dumb-bells and all sports are excellent if 
not carried to excess, and one physician has made himself 
deservedly unpopular among the fair sex by suggesting 
sweeping as a remedy for sluggish circulation. Take 
exercise in the open air if you can, or with dumb-bells 
within doors. Each person should suit her exercise ac¬ 
cording to her needs. Riding, walking and playing 
games in open air are very good for the skin as well as 



16 A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN. 

the general health. Dancing is advocated by French 
doctors, as girls are usually so faithful in keeping it up. 
Walking is always good, and rowing and swimming are 
both splendid, and bicycling of much value.” 

“ As to diet, well, it depends on the woman. She who 
has too much blood cannot eat what she who is anaemic 
should, and the woman whose blood is in a bad condition, 
as well as a poor one, should have a tonic to clear her 
system of impurities. The anaemic girl should take iron 
and cod liver oil, because if she simply eats without build¬ 
ing up her general health, her digestive organs will rebel 
at doing work for blood and strength, as well as for the 
proper functions. Pastry, sweets, hot breads and rich 
gravies or nuts or meats are bad for the skin. Oatmeal, 
cream and milk, fruit, brownbread, white meats, chicken, 
turkey, etc., are what will help the good cause along. 
Rapid eating, staying up late, eating late suppers, drink¬ 
ing beer and red wines, living with no regular hours for 
meals, all are bad for a good complexion. 

Lady Bicyclists . 

In treating of how to produce fair women it would be 
an imperfect work that ignored bicycling, and we are ex¬ 
tremely favored in procuring for insertion in this little 
booklet the following invaluable article from an eminent 
Philadelphia physician, which is worth in itself many 
times the cost of the little volume : “ Every other wom¬ 

an one meets,” he says, “ owns or is saving for the pur¬ 
chase of a ‘safety,’ exercise on which there is none better 
to be found. The wheel takes its rider into the open air, 
where American women can scarcely spend too much 
time, and any one will notice, to their honor, how erect 
these petticoated cyclists sit in their saddles, a direct re- 




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proach to their hump-shouldered brethren. But there is 
another side to this picture. It is beginners particularly 
who are tempted to forget the virtue of taking things 
easy and in their excited interest make the first mistakes. 
No woman, however strong or eager to learn, should take 
a cycle lesson over a half hour long, and she should stop 
frequently in her course of it to rest and pull some long 
breaths. The girl who is not very strong and the least 
bit uncertain as to the cause of her weakness will be the 
happier and better for asking a physician’s advice before 
putting her foot to the pedal. In ninety-nine cases out 
of a hundred he will send her at once to the cycle school. 
It is the anaemic, weak-lunged, narrow-chested, dyspeptic 
woman to whom the bicycle is a very tonic, but she, if 
having no directions from a doctor, must follow common 
sense in her practice, and if in the first lesson of a half 
hour seems to have exhausted her strength, should cut it 
in half, taking 15 minutes twice in one day, and a cracker 
and a few spoonfuls of sherry when the exercise is over. 
If possible learn to ride in one of the good cycle schools 
where one learns in half the usual time and the instruct¬ 
or shows a would-be wheelwoman how to use her strength 
on the pedals so as to save half the muscular effort a 
poorly taught person puts forth. 

“ A great deal has been said as to what constitutes the 
dress graceful and convenient for cycling, but little as to 
the dress healthful. Now, whether a woman chooses to 
wear trousers, a short skirt or a long one, let her be sure 
not to have her stays tight, and, if she is slender and can 
afford the extra expenditure, use a buttoned corded waist 
or a pair of short riding corsets in place of the long, 
heavily-boned stays of daily use. There is no gain of 
grace or beauty in a small waist for bicycling, but much 


18 A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN. 

danger to heart and digestion from a tight-laced body 
when wheeling. A woman who rides much in summer 
ought to wear with her loose stays the thinnest of wool 
undervests, which absorbs the moisture of the body, 
prevents one from taking cold and is the coolest, lightest 
garment for wear under a percale shirt waist. 

“ Never, when wheeling, garter your stockings with 
elastic bands above the knee. Use long elastic hose 
supporters, fastened to the bottom of the corset; and 
strap under your saddle, when setting out for anything like 
a lengthy ride, a little case, holding a vial of brandy, a 
skein of black sewing silk, a needle, a wee pair of 
scissors, a square of court plaster and a small bottle of 
ammonia. Never get on your wheel until a half hour 
after eating, and never wheel steadily for more than 30 
minutes at a time. Slacken speed and roll along slowly 
for a bit before resuming a smart pace. Two hours is 
the longest regular daily exercise even a strong woman 
should take on her safety, and she who cycles by a 
doctor’s orders may take an hour every other day, pref • 
erable in the morning, and a half hour after breakfast 
for steady exercise, drinking a little milk and eating a 
biscuit when the work is over. Liquid Peptonoids, a 
chemically prepared food, made by the Arlington Chemi¬ 
cal Co., of Yonkers, N. Y., from beef, milk and gluten, is 
recommended by the best physicians as a strength re¬ 
storer, and often tones up the weak and enfeebled sys¬ 
tem like magic, when everything else fails. 



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